Welcome to New Winchester ...
New Winchester is located in Hendricks County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Winchester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
New Winchester is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Winchester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from New Winchester (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Communities Also Named New Winchester ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Winchester - they are located in Missouri and Ohio (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Winchester.
Communities near New Winchester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Winchester.
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
- Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <3>
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <3>
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <3>
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Winchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Winchester.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Winchester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Winchester.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Winchester. See our Newspapers Page for New Winchester.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Winchester ...
Looking for more information about New Winchester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Winchester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Winchester.
Adding New Winchester to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Winchester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Winchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the New Winchester post office opened in 1837. The New Winchester post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Winchester.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Hendricks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Winchester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |